WELL · 42-135-43067 · DISTRICT 8
James #8
Ector County · Goldsmith (Clear Fork) field · Shut IN · Vertical
James #8 (API 42-135-43067) is a well in Ector County operated by Scout Energy Management LLC, completed September 10, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 28, 2014, permitted to 7,600 ft.
It was permitted by Linn Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Scout Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 211K barrels of oil and 1.01M mcf of gas since August 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Linn Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 483
- Phone
- (972) 277-1397
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Scout Energy Management LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Linn Operating, Inc.May 28, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 28, 2014
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 2014
- completed
- 211K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.01M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James O-10-41584 | Goldsmith (Clear Fork) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 8 | 211K | 1.01M | Aug 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,991 · prior 12 3,761(-47%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,657 · prior 12 25,237(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BC Operating, Inc.Aug 2011 → Nov 2013
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Dec 2013 → Apr 2017
- 3Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Mar 2018
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCApr 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785400-98 | Drill | Linn Operating, Inc. | Jun 4, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | Aug 8, 2014 | 7,600 |
| 785400-99 | Drill | Linn Operating, Inc. | Apr 23, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | — | 7,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-41584 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,111 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa RosaSANTA ROSA BASE | 1,108 | 2,003 |
| Yates | 2,771 | 340 |
| Queen | 3,256 | -145 |
| Grayburg | 3,896 | -785 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 4,191 | -1,080 |
| Holt | 5,006 | -1,895 |
| Glorieta | 5,138 | -2,027 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,532 | -2,421 |
| Tubb | 5,903 | -2,792 |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,383 | 6,387 | Perforated |
| 6,434 | 6,438 | Perforated |
| 6,515 | 6,519 | Perforated |
| 6,581 | 6,584 | Perforated |
| 6,615 | 6,618 | Perforated |
| 6,661 | 6,664 | Perforated |
| 6,680 | 6,683 | Perforated |
| 6,793 | 6,796 | Perforated |
| 6,843 | 6,846 | Perforated |
| 6,907 | 6,910 | Perforated |
| 6,950 | 6,953 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,805 | 12.25 | 768 S |
| 5.5 | 7,355 | 8.75 | 985 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 9, 2015 | Jan 22, 2015 | Yes |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-135-43067 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-43067 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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